Package making – With means responsive to a sensed condition – Concurrent control of contents and receptacle feeds
Reexamination Certificate
2005-11-21
2008-10-07
Desai, Hemant M (Department: 3721)
Package making
With means responsive to a sensed condition
Concurrent control of contents and receptacle feeds
C053S445000, C053S495000, C053S473000, C700S216000, C700S235000, C700S244000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07430838
ABSTRACT:
Computer assisted systems, methods and mediums for filling one or more orders. One embodiment of the present invention is a system that includes an order consolidation station configured to receive at least one bottle containing pills individually counted and/or at least one package containing pharmaceutical products without having been designated for any of the orders when the package was created and/or at least one literature pack optionally including patient specific information. The order consolidation station is further configured to combine automatically the received bottle and/or package and/or literature pack into a container to be sent to a recipient including, for example, mail order pharmacies, wholesalers and/or central fill dealers for subsequent distribution or sale including retailer distribution or sale. The bottle is specifically designated for the order, and the order generally includes at least one prescription for the package.
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Bell Michael W. G.
Bonkenburg Thomas P.
Booler Andrew P.
Hess E. Christian
Howell Robert G.
Desai Hemant M
Donner Irah H.
Medco Health Solutions Inc.
Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP
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